Straddle?

#1 16th November 2008, 9:06 AM

I was watching High Stakes Poker a couple minutes ago and saw them using a straddle. My question is can this be done playing online poker?

#2 16th November 2008, 11:41 AM

Not that I've ever seen.

#3 16th November 2008, 9:39 PM

If the players at the table all agreed to it, then they could do it right? I mean they wouldn't need help from the online card room would they?

#4 17th November 2008, 2:32 AM

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Originally Posted by unstoppable4

If the players at the table all agreed to it, then they could do it right? I mean they wouldn't need help from the online card room would they?

No, they need the software to accommodate them. When there is a live straddle in play, then the person paying the third blind gets to act last PF. Online poker software does not do that.
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#5 17th November 2008, 4:29 PM

One of those "shady" sites, Oddsmaker, used to have straddle in their software but I just checked today and it's gone. I had forgotten I still had $200 on there from the original $50 they gave me to sign up.

I only saw it used a few times, it seems interesting to get a tight table gambling some.

#6 18th November 2008, 4:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unstoppable4

I was watching High Stakes Poker a couple minutes ago and saw them using a straddle. My question is can this be done playing online poker?

I know I saw that expression on a players chair just recently, but I don't remember where. I didn't want to look dumb by asking what the hell it met...so thanks for the explanation

#7 18th November 2008, 5:54 PM

We recently started putting straddles on in my home game. Although it raises the price to play, it really ignites action at the table and provides for some large pots.

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